as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
the bombardment of so many instructions meant that I missed some of the information
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Recent Examples of bombardment
While Polish jets have been scrambled before following previous Russian drone bombardments, the latest attack has raised concerns over whether Moscow is, in fact, testing NATO's resolve, something which could provoke an escalation in the war.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The evacuation orders caused panic and confusion among residents of the strip's largest urban centre, who say there is no safe place to go to escape bombardment and a humanitarian crisis.
—USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Sunday night's attack followed Russia's largest bombardment of the war overnight on Saturday.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
Months of Israeli bombardment have decimated civilian infrastructure in Khan Younis.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
Their lives remain in danger, as do the lives of countless mothers, fathers and children who wake up every day under the same sky of fear, hunger and bombardment.
—Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Residents reported heavy bombardments in Zeitoun, Sabra, Tuffah and Shejaia while tanks advanced into Sheikh Radwan, northwest of the city center, crushing homes and setting fires in encampments.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Many of these injuries were caused by aerial bombardments, as Israel Defense Forces jets, helicopters and drones regularly roamed the skies, Burney said.
—Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
And Kaouther Ben Hania’s real-life drama The Voice of Hind Rajab, about a 6-year-old girl killed in Gaza during an Israeli bombardment, premiered in Venice to roaring applause before heading to Toronto, with wide sales confirmed across Europe.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The evacuation orders caused panic and confusion among residents of the strip's largest urban centre, who say there is no safe place to go to escape bombardment and a humanitarian crisis.
—USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Sunday night's attack followed Russia's largest bombardment of the war overnight on Saturday.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
Months of Israeli bombardment have decimated civilian infrastructure in Khan Younis.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
Their lives remain in danger, as do the lives of countless mothers, fathers and children who wake up every day under the same sky of fear, hunger and bombardment.
—Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Residents reported heavy bombardments in Zeitoun, Sabra, Tuffah and Shejaia while tanks advanced into Sheikh Radwan, northwest of the city center, crushing homes and setting fires in encampments.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Many of these injuries were caused by aerial bombardments, as Israel Defense Forces jets, helicopters and drones regularly roamed the skies, Burney said.
—Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
And Kaouther Ben Hania’s real-life drama The Voice of Hind Rajab, about a 6-year-old girl killed in Gaza during an Israeli bombardment, premiered in Venice to roaring applause before heading to Toronto, with wide sales confirmed across Europe.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombardment
Noun
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This coalesces and makes sense of the barrage of assaults designed to undermine Americans’ trust in our country, our Constitution and all the principles upon which it was built.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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When Lauryn Licari and Owen McKenny finally learned who was behind the barrage of incessant, cruel texts that broke them up and created mass paranoia at their small Midwestern school, the truth was almost too impossible to believe.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Advertisement The flurry of updates came three days after Robinson was arrested following an intensive hunt for Kirk's killer.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
14 Sep. 2025
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The flurry of summer comes to an end and routine returns.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Bombardment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombardment. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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